"Rules of the Game" and Text Connection

What is the point of view of the short story?

• First Person

• Second Person

• Third Person Limited

• Third Person Omniscient

Which of the following quotes best reflects the point of view of the story?

• Never hurl pieces into the sandbox after you have lost a game, because then you must find them again, by yourself, after apologizing to all around you.

• The next week I bit back my tongue as we entered the store with the forbidden candies.

• The Sudden Meeting of the Clan. The Surprise from the Sleeping Guard. The Humble Servant Who Kills the King.

• He slid back to the dinner table. On a platter were the remains of a large fish, its fleshy head still connected to bones swimming upstream in vain escape.

What is the impact of reading this story from first person point of view on the reader?

• The reader has a neutral perspective on the conflict between the mother and daughter.

• The reader feels attacked by the bossiness of the author telling the reader the importance of chess.

• The reader is able to have insight into everyone's thoughts and feelings which helps the reader gain a deeper understanding about relationships.

• The reader is able to connect to the narrator and understand how she feels about her relationship with her mother.

What literary device is used in the following quote?

After two hours, I stood up on creaking legs and slowly walked home. The alley was quiet and I could see the yellow lights shining from our flat like two tiger's eyes in the night.

• Simile

• Metaphor

• Personification

• Hyperbole

What literary device is the author using in the last couple of paragraphs when she compares the daughter's conflict with her mother to a chess game?

• allusion

• analogy

• hyperbole

• parallelism

Why does the author use imagery in the following quote?

In my crisp pink-and-white dress with scratchy lace at the neck, one of two my mother had sewn for these special occasions, I would clasp my hands under my chin, the delicate points of my elbows poised lightly on the table in the manner my mother had shown me for posing for the press.

• To show how much Waverly appreciate her mother for sewing a special dress for her to wear and teaching her how to look good in front of the press

• To explain how girls during this time period were pressured to conform by wearing dresses even if they were uncomfortable

• To describe the great lengths Waverly had to take to present herself in respectable way in front of others who might judge her and her family

• To convey how much she loved getting attention from her mother for her appearance

If the root of the word malodorous is odor, what does the word most likely mean?

I remember that his sweaty brow seemed to weep at my every move. He wore a dark, malodorous suit. One of his pockets was stuffed with a great white kerchief on which he wiped his palm before sweeping his hand over the chosen chess piece with great flourish.

• Fresh

• Stinky

• Stained

• Pleasant

What can you infer about Waverly's mother based on the following quote?

My mother placed my first trophy next to a new plastic chess set that the neighborhood Tao society had given to me. As she wiped each piece with a soft cloth, she said, "Next time win more, lose less."

"Ma, it's not how many pieces you lose," I said.

"Sometimes you need to lose pieces to get ahead."

"Better to lose less, see if you really need."

• She is unintelligent due to her lack of education growing up in China.

• She is supportive of her daughter and would go to any lengths to build up her self-esteem.

• She is hard on her daughter because she wants her daughter to be as successful as possible.

• She is proud of her daughter and wants to learn the game of chess to show Waverly that she cares.

What can we infer about Waverly's character based on the following quote?

My mother smiled graciously, an answer that meant nothing. I desperately wanted to go, but I bit back my tongue. I knew she would not let me play among strangers. So as we walked home I said in a small voice that I didn't want to play in the local tournament. They would have American rules. If I lost, I would bring shame on my family.

"Is shame you fall down nobody push you," said my mother.

• She knows how to manipulate her mother into getting what she wants.

• She is indecisive about what she wants and afraid of disappointing her mother.

• She is feels guilty for bringing shame on her family, and she wants to make her mother proud.

• She is more motivated when she has someone pushing her to work harder.

What does the word adversaries most likely mean as it is used in the following quote?

I loved the secrets I found within the sixty-four black and white squares. I carefully drew a handmade chessboard and pinned it to the wall next to my bed, where I would stare for hours at imaginary battles. Soon I no longer lost any games or Life Savers, but I lost my adversaries. Winston and Vincent decided they were more interested in roaming the streets after school in their Hopalong Cassidy cowboy hats.

• comrades

• opponents

• entertainment

• oppressors